Pharmacology

Established in the year 2002, department of pharmacology and therapeutics initiated its teaching activities in May 2004.

Our Mission:

To impart Knowledge, Skill, Attitude and Mould students of next generation

To enable them to prescribe drugs judiciously and effectively

To maintain competence in academics and research throughout their professional life.

Research

Department is conducting innovative researches for better understanding of basic principles of pharmacology. Research in Pharmacovigilence and ADR monitoring is done by trained faculty. Clinical Pharmacology studies are actively being pursued by the faculty members. Future projects on herbal research and drug screening.

Achievements

The quality programmes enable the students to excel in their examinations. More than 90 percent pass rate in University examinations in this subject HOD of the department has delivered several guest lectures and is a resource person in CME programmes and conferences. Faculties are trained through Teachers Training programmes, Faculty Development workshops, Curriculum Reform workshops. Made paper presentations in National and Regional conferences Research publications in national and international journals: HOD is the member secretary of Human Ethics Committee of this Institution and Chairman of Human Ethics Committee at Government Medical College, Trivandrum. HoD is also the Member – Board of studies KUHS and member board of studies (PG) of Kerala University and chairman board of studies (UG) of Kerala University and convener of Pharmacovigilance committee. HoD is also the faculty in charge of Central Library of this Institution.

Events

CME on ‘Good Clinical Practice’ was conducted on 8th December 2016 Department has conducted workshop on research methodology and ethical issues on biomedical research. Organized a CME programme on coagulation, DIC and sepsis syndrome in association with Physiology department. A Pharmacovigilance committee has been organized with HOD as the convener of the committee. Actively participated in National, Regional, State level conferences.

Facilities for teaching and Training:

Well developed training programmes structured as per National standards

Teaching being done for MBBS, Bsc.Nursing, Optometry and DOTT students

Periodic evaluation of students is done by monthly tests and sessional exams.

Good Infrastructure with all modern facilities:

A museum depicting History of Pharmacology, Nobel Laureates, sources of drugs, Routes of administration of drugs, basic mechanism of drug action, and adverse effects, more than 500 drug specimens systematically arranged and detailed information about drugs.

Herbarium with valuable medicinal plants

Departmental Library with more than hundred indispensible books in pharmacology and allied subjects. Online journals (national and international) available at Central Library.

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Dr. Somervell Memorial CSI Medical College (Dr SMCSI MCH) established in 2002, attached to the Dr. Somervell Memorial Mission Hospital is at Karakonam, a village, in the southern border of the Thiruvananthapuram District of the State of Kerala. The Hospital, the Medical College and all other institutions attached are run by the South Kerala College of the Church of South India (SIUC) and managed by the South Kerala Medical Mission. The South Kerala Medical Mission is a Charitable Society registered under the Travancore Cochin Literary.